Pooideae

…forage grasses come from the Pooideae. This subfamily contains almost 3,300 species and is clearly defined by various features, including the absence of the distinctive two-celled hairs found on the leaf epidermis in the rest of the family. The Pooideae reigns in temperate climates and is the only subfamily to…

In contrast, the Pooideae often have more than two florets per spikelet—florets that do not produce fruit are located at the top rather than at the bottom of the spikelet—and the individual florets separate from one another for dispersal. Many bamboos develop pseudospikelets by the addition of scalelike…